Wilsons Sandbox

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>Tony I don't know how it is where you live but here a new glass is real

cheap I just had one cut at a local glass co. for my 1947 T.C. at a cost of $45.00. It is made of laminated auto glass. I know that it is a lot of work to remove old defects. You may want to check with a glass co. there. Rolland Meismer T.C. #3409- T.D. #5522

John It probably wouldn't be too hard to take that one side off (and later put back on) to check on the L-bracket that should be underneath. At that point, see if there are threaded holes in the bracket, if they line up, and whether the threads are stripped and take it from there. If you are going to take the whole thing apart, and the finish needs work, the time to have it polished and rechromed would be now. The reassembly requires a good deal of time and patience and some lubricant on the rubber packing. Make sure you reinstall with the oval makers plate towards the cockpit. Dave Osborn TC 10217 TD 6551 -----Original Message----- From: Gunnell, John [mailto:gunnellj@krause.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 11:10 AM To: mg-t@autox.team.net Subject: Windshield Little by little we're getting 'er. This time my question is on windshields. My windshield frame (not the glass) is rattling a little on the driver's side. Upon checking I find there's probably only one screw holding the two chrome (bright metal?) parts together. There may be some kind of stud in another hole (I can't tell for sure), but two holes are definitely empty. I can put a screw in the outside hole, but there does not seem to be any place in the inner chrome piece for the screw to thread into. I believe I already bought some screws from Moss, plus some kind of piece that slides behind the frame. When I tried to put the screws in, they were just hitting solid metal. I also bought a runbber gasket from Moss and haven't put it in yet either. Currently I just have some cardboard stuffed in the channel to keep the glass tight. This works as far as keeping the glass in place, but looks a bit tacky. But my real problem is not with the glass, it's with the bright metal frame. So how much of a problem is it to take the whole thing apart? There seems like lots of little nuts and bolts, plus the wiper arms and the wiper motor and the wiring to the wiper. I get the feeling it could be like the proverbial "can of worms" for a novice to disassemble all this and get it back together the proper way. Any encoragement, words of wisdom or warnings would be greatly appreciated. John Gunnell Old Cars Weekly Iola, Wisconsin /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/mg-t /// Send list postings to mg-t@autox.team.net /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.

In a message dated 07/08/2003 1:15:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, LLeclerc@ndcourts.com writes:

> I just finished with a total disassembly, replating, glass replacement, and > reassembly, using Moss rubber and assy screws and corner pieces from Moss. I > got the job done, but it took the better part of 2 days

I took my windshield off the car and to the local auto glass shop - they installed new rubber for $20. Jim Shade West Covina CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

in response to my having a local auto glass shop install new rubber in my windshield, one T-ABC member responded:

> I assume they used the original rubber though, and ignored the > rusted/stripped corner pieces. Doing it yourself it is impossible to ignore such things > and the new parts: especially the ill fitting, stiff **** new rubbers, make > this a nightmare job. Oh! and don't forget the small matter of fitting those > wonderful new windscreen wiper cables.

Actually, before I took the windshied to them, I purchased new rubber from Moss, dissassembled my windshield, cleaned the parts and tried to reassemble it with the new Moss rubber. After I gave up, I took it all to a local auto glass shop. They reassembled it, wiper wires and all - but they used their own rubber (they said that the Moss rubber was too thin). Total cost $20 included the new rubber. Maybe they liked the challange? Jim Shade West Covina CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hello list ! Now - isn`t it a wonderful world: A lot of gentlemen in their ( our..) best ages are fuzzing around worldwide with crome brass profiles, trying to fit some rubber and a piece of glass, puzzling with corner pieces and assembling it all to a nice piece of T-type windshield. Some of us can do it themselves, others have to visit experts to have the job done. Who cares - as long as we are enjoying life doing these odd things... Nearly finishing my 1937 TA ( 3 years job...) - having enjoyed this very much - I couldn`t stop thinking, that restoring a T-type demands all your skills. You must be a timberman (to make the wood-work), an electrician (to connect the wires), a mecanical guy (to do the mecanical things), a carpenter (to make the seatcovers and the carpets), a painter (to give the car the wanted colour), a good driver (to compensate the Bishop..) and - at the end of the day - a clever husbond (explaining your wife why you are doing all these things) Back to the windshield + frame: Yes, it is quite a job taking the pieces apart and put them together again - speaking by my own expierience. One good thing is I put the Auster label on the correct side (inside) of the lower frame, the bad thing is I forgot the wiring to the wipermotor - and believe me, you cannot tread this after assembling the complete frame ! So now I know what to do during next winter Gorm, Denmark MGTA 1607 1937 T.....TR3 1962 -----Original Message----- From: FDShade@aol.com [mailto:FDShade@aol.com] Sent: 9. juli 2003 16:33 To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: [mg-tabc] RE: Windshield in response to my having a local auto glass shop install new rubber in my windshield, one T-ABC member responded:

> I assume they used the original rubber though, and ignored the > rusted/stripped corner pieces. Doing it yourself it is impossible to

ignore such things

> and the new parts: especially the ill fitting, stiff **** new rubbers,

make

> this a nightmare job. Oh! and don't forget the small matter of fitting

those

> wonderful new windscreen wiper cables.

Actually, before I took the windshied to them, I purchased new rubber from Moss, dissassembled my windshield, cleaned the parts and tried to reassemble it with the new Moss rubber. After I gave up, I took it all to a local auto glass shop. They reassembled it, wiper wires and all - but they used their own rubber (they said that the Moss rubber was too thin). Total cost $20 included the new rubber. Maybe they liked the challange? Jim Shade West Covina CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/